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      <title>“Lost in Translation – Fix It Challenge” by Thais Mendoza</title>
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      <description>Choose an English sentence that includes slang, idioms, or informal expressions. Examples:“Break the ice”“She ghosted me”“They nailed it”“I’m dead tired”</description>
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      <pubDate>2025-06-13 00:49:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>thaismendoza</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/thaismendoza/2bxthsbrozjt1fua/wish/3488713852</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Use Google Translate or DeepL to translate it into Spanish.

Post the following in Padlet:

Original sentence (in English)

AI translation (Google or DeepL)

Your corrected human translation

A short explanation of what the AI got wrong

Interact:
Read at least 2 posts from classmates and leave a comment:

Do you agree with their correction?

Can you suggest a better version?]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-13 00:52:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>kevinbarria1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/thaismendoza/2bxthsbrozjt1fua/wish/3490273004</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Kevin Barria </p><p><strong>Original sentence (in English):</strong><br>I have been studying English for five years.</p><p><strong>AI translation (Google Translate o DeepL):</strong><br>He estado estudiando inglés durante cinco años.</p><p><strong>Your corrected human translation:</strong><br>Llevo cinco años estudiando inglés.</p><p><strong>A short explanation of what the AI got wrong:</strong><br>Pienso que la traducción de la IA es gramaticalmente correcta, pero siento que  suena no tan natural en español. Los hablantes nativos dirían "Llevo cinco años estudiando inglés" para expresarlo de una forma mas precisa</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-14 16:28:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>fernandozapata4</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/thaismendoza/2bxthsbrozjt1fua/wish/3490275674</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Fernando Zapata</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Original sentence (in English): </strong>"It cost an arm and a leg to fix the car."</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>AI translation (Google or DeepL): </strong></p><p>"Costó un ojo de la cara arreglar el coche."</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your corrected human translation: </strong>"Me costó un ojo de la cara reparar el coche."</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>A short explanation of what the AI got wrong: </strong>Nothing in particular, it was very accurate, I think, because it is a brief sentence, and the translator did not have any problems.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-14 16:35:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>thaismendoza</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/thaismendoza/2bxthsbrozjt1fua/wish/3490276179</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Original Sentence in English: <strong><mark>"I'm totally stoked about the new [music album], it's seriously on another level – the beats are fire, and the lyrics are straight fire too! I'm gonna be bumping this all day long."</mark>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>AI Translation using Deep L: </strong>"Estoy totalmente entusiasmado con el nuevo álbum, está a otro nivel, los ritmos son increíbles y las letras también. Voy a estar pinchándolo todo el día".</p><p><strong>My human Correction: </strong>Estoy muy entusiasmado con el nuevo album, esta a otro nivel, los ritmos son increibles y las letras tambien, voy a estar escuchandolo todo el dia.</p><p>A short explanation of what the AI got wrong: Pienso que la traduccion de "Bumping all day long" al ser un slan en ingles la traduccion fue literal. </p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-14 16:37:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>dianaperez49</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/thaismendoza/2bxthsbrozjt1fua/wish/3490277083</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Original sentence (in English):</strong><br><strong>“I’m feeling a bit under the weather today.”</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>AI Translation:</strong><br><strong>“Me siento un poco bajo el clima hoy.”</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>My human Correction:</strong><br><strong>“Hoy no me encuentro muy bien.”</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>A short explanation of what the AI got wrong:</strong><br>The literal translation “bajo el clima” makes no sense in Spanish. “To be under the weather” is an English idiom that means you’re sick or not feeling well. So a more natural Spanish expression is “Hoy no me encuentro muy bien.”</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-14 16:39:52 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>genesisbatista1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/thaismendoza/2bxthsbrozjt1fua/wish/3513871790</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Genesis Batista</em></p><p><strong>Original sentence (in English)</strong>:<br><em>"She was under the weather, so she stayed home."</em></p><p><strong>AI translation (Google or DeepL)</strong>:<br><em>"Ella estaba bajo el clima, así que se quedó en casa."</em></p><p><strong>Your corrected human translation</strong>:<br><em>"Ella se sentía mal, así que se quedó en casa."</em></p><p><strong>A short explanation of what the AI got wrong</strong>:<br>The AI translated the idiom <strong>"under the weather"</strong> literally as <em>"bajo el clima"</em>, which is incorrect in Spanish. Idioms usually require contextual or cultural adaptation. A native speaker would express this idea as <em>"sentirse mal"</em> or <em>"no sentirse bien"</em>, depending on tone and context.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-08 16:10:16 UTC</pubDate>
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